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In this study, we assessed the association between changes in dietary and lifestyle habits and body weight, and the benefits of receiving weight management care remotely through telemedicine during lockdown. Compared to patients not receiving obesity care via telemedicine, patients receiving this care were more likely to lose weight (OR, 2.79; p = 0.042) and also to increase participation in exercise (OR, 2.4; p = 0.022). While 40% of respondents reported consuming more sweet or salty processed snacks and 33% reported less vegetables and fruits, 65% reported more homemade foods. At the same time, 40% of respondents reported a reduction in exercise and 52% reported a decline in mood. Alterations in these eating patterns, as well as in exercise habits and mood, were significantly associated with weight changes. This study highlights that lockdown affects health behaviors associated with weight change, and advocates for the use of telemedicine to provide ongoing obesity care during future quarantines in order to promote weight loss and prevent weight gain.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu13041359","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,19]],"date-time":"2021-04-19T11:21:38Z","timestamp":1618831298000},"page":"1359","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Managing Obesity in Lockdown: Survey of Health Behaviors and Telemedicine"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Noga C.","family":"Minsky","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tel-HaShomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"},{"name":"Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dafna","family":"Pachter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tel-HaShomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"},{"name":"Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"},{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Department of Nutrition, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Galia","family":"Zacay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Meuhedet Health Maintenance Organization, Tel Aviv 6203854, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naama","family":"Chishlevitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tel-HaShomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"},{"name":"Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"},{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Department of Nutrition, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4879-3658","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Miriam","family":"Ben-Hamo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dana","family":"Weiner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Department of Nutrition, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gabriella","family":"Segal-Lieberman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tel-HaShomer, Ramat-Gan 5266202, Israel"},{"name":"Sackler Faculty of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1576","DOI":"10.1002\/oby.22904","article-title":"COVID-19-Related Home Confinement in Adults: Weight Gain Risks and Opportunities","volume":"28","author":"Bhutani","year":"2020","journal-title":"Obesity"},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"1232","article-title":"Effect of lockdown for COVID-19 on self-reported body weight gain in a sample of obese patients","volume":"37","author":"Izaola","year":"2020","journal-title":"Nutr. 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